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Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud is not everybody's cup of tea for sure, but will remain an important name in film history. As an actor he can be adored or hated for exactly the same reasons: he is one of those rare players that directors let improvise his dialogue, which gets on certain viewers' nerves while it fascinates others. The same is true for his very ... See full bio »
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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 8 wins & 2 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Les quatre cents coups
Les quatre cents coups Antoine Doinel
(1959)
I Hired a Contract Killer
I Hired a Contract Killer Henri Boulanger
(1990)
Masculin féminin
Masculin féminin Paul - un jeune homme instable
(1966)
Ultimo tango a Parigi
Ultimo tango a Parigi Tom - un cinéaste, le fiancé de Jeanne
(1972)
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 2017/I M
Le père de Lila
 2016 La mort de Louis XIV
Louis XIV
 2012 Camille redouble
Monsieur Dupont, l'horloger
 2011 Le Havre
Le dénonciateur
 2009 Visage
Antoine / King Herode
 2009 Collection Fred Vargas (TV Series)
Le Nermord
- L'homme aux cercles bleus (2009) ... Le Nermord
 2005 J'ai vu tuer Ben Barka
Georges Franju
 2004 Folle embellie
Fernand
 2002 La guerre à Paris
Haut Placé
 2001 Le pornographe
Jacques Laurent
 2001 Ni na bian ji dian
Jean-Pierre / Man at the Cemetery
 2000 L'affaire Marcorelle
François Marcorelle
 2000 Une affaire de goût
Le juge d'instruction
 1999 Innocent
Le poète
 1998 Elizabeth (uncredited)
 1996 Pour rire!
Nicolas Gardinier
 1996 Irma Vep
René Vidal
 1996 Mon homme
M. Claude
 1995 Les cent et une nuits de Simon Cinéma
Le second Jean-Pierre (complete version) (uncredited)
 1994 Personne ne m'aime
Lucien
 1993 La naissance de l'amour
Marcus
 1992 La vie de bohème
Blancheron
 1991 C'est la vie
 1991 Paris s'éveille
Clément
 1991 Le gorille (TV Series)
Bicchieri
- Gorille Poker (1991) ... Bicchieri
 1990 I Hired a Contract Killer
Henri Boulanger
 1989 Femme de papier (TV Movie)
Marc
 1989 Bunker Palace Hôtel
Solal
 1988 La couleur du vent
Decourt
 1988 36 fillette
Boris Golovine
 1988 Jane B. par Agnès V.
L'amoureux colérique
 1988 Sei delitti per padre Brown (TV Mini-Series)
- Il problema insolubile (1988)
 1987 Les keufs
Le commissaire Bouvreuil
 1987 Boran - Zeit zum Zielen
Abgeortneter
 1986 Corps et biens
Marcel
 1986 Série noire (TV Series)
Gaspard Bazin
- Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma (1986) ... Gaspard Bazin
 1985 Le tueur assis (TV Movie)
 1985 Treasure Island
Midas (as Jean-Pierre Leaud)
 1985 Néo Polar (TV Series)
Fontaine
- Des choses qui arrivent (1985) ... Fontaine
 1985 Csak egy mozi
Péter - a rendezõ
 1985 L'herbe rouge (TV Movie)
Lazuli
 1985 Détective
Inspector Neveu
 1984 Paris vu par... 20 ans après
René - segment 3
 1984 Rebelote
Rémi Chauveau
 1982 Mersonne ne m'aime (TV Movie)
Daniel Flipo-Risq
 1981 La cassure
Le commissaire de police Rauffast
 1981 Aiutami a sognare
Mario
 1981 Cinéma 16 (TV Series)
Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
- Le petit Pommier (1981) ... Le vendeur de La Belle Aubaine
 1980 Parano
Ignazio
 1979 L'amour en fuite
Antoine Doinel
 1976 Le pendule (TV Short)
 1976 Les lolos de Lola
Bernard Dubois
 1973 La maman et la putain
Alexandre
 1973 La nuit américaine
Alphonse (as Jean-Pierre Leaud)
 1973 L'éducation sentimentale (TV Mini-Series)
Frédéric Moreau
 1972 Out 1: Spectre
Colin
 1972 Ultimo tango a Parigi
Tom - un cinéaste, le fiancé de Jeanne (as Jean-Pierre Leaud)
 1971 Out 1, noli me tangere
Colin
 1971 Une aventure de Billy le Kid
Billy le Kid
 1970 Os Herdeiros
Danton
 1970 Domicile conjugal
Antoine Doinel
 1969 Porcile
Julian Klotz (as Jean Pierre Leaud)
 1969 Le gai savoir
Émile Rousseau
 1969 Paul
Paul
 1968 Dialóg 20-40-60
Adamik (segment "The Twenty-Year-Olds")
 1968 Baisers volés
Antoine Doinel
 1967 Bande-annonce De 'Week End' (Short)
Saint-Just / Le jeune minet du 16ème (uncredited)
 1967 Week End
Saint-Just / Le jeune minet du 16ème (uncredited)
 1967 La chinoise
Guillaume
 1967 Le départ
Marc
 1967 Le plus vieux métier du monde
Le garçon d'étage (segment "Anticipation") (uncredited)
 1966 Made in U.S.A
Donald Siegel (as JPL)
 1966 Masculin féminin
Paul - un jeune homme instable
 1965 Pierrot le fou
Young Man in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
 1965 Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution
Breakfast waiter (uncredited)
 1964 Mata Hari, agent H21
Absalon (uncredited)
 1964 L'amour à la mer
Le gars du métro
 1962 Antoine et Colette (Short)
Antoine Doinel
 1962 L'amour à vingt ans
Antoine Doinel (segment "Antoine et Colette")
 1960 Boulevard
Georges 'Jojo' Castagnier
 1960 Le testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi!
Dargelos / The schoolboy (uncredited)
 1959 Les quatre cents coups
Antoine Doinel
 1958 La Tour, prends garde!
Pierrot (as J.P. Leaud)
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Alternate Names:

JPL | J.P. Leaud | Jean Pierre Leaud | Jean-Paul Leaud | Jean-Pierre Leaud

Height:

5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Trivia:

Son of actress Jacqueline Pierreux and scenarist Pierre Léaud. See more »

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Star Sign:

Gemini
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